The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-18
ROBERTSON CRUSHED.
How the Claimant for the Lieutsnant-Gov
srnorShip Was Sat Down Upon.
Tho Republican City Convention of Fort
Wayne Refuses to Make Him Chairman
His Ingratitude to the Morton Club,
30 the Editor Of the sentinel:

To the Editor of the Sentinel:
FoRT WAYEE, Ind, May 81 have failed
to note any account of very interesting
incident that occurred here at the late Re-
publican city convention in Fort
Wayne. II was one of the first OF the
many pins that are commencing to
puncture the bubble boomlet that the
martyr and accident" Colonel Robert
son, of this city, is so industriously putting
up for himself, alleging there is great call
for him to be the Republican nominee for
Governor in 1883. In fact, the Colonel says
that the party must nominate him. But
to my most true tale: The late Republican
city convention, held in Fort Wayne the
Saturday evening before last weeks city
election, was the first one held since the
Colonel's late grand iasco in attempting
to pay ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Indiana.
The Colonel quietly passed the word to a
few trusty henchmen that he would like to
and must be the chairman OF the conven-
ton. He early entered the Circuit Court
room, where it was to convene, and took a
chair away up in front so as to be handy
to assume the duties of presiding officer
when called on. But, alas, when del
egate tried 10 place the Colonel in
nomination he was not even given a
hearing, but Mr.. VIII Wilson, the young
chairman of the County Central Commit
tee, was nominated by acelamation. Will
son is decided anti-Robertson man, and
one whom the martyr and accident
reyiles night and day. This was a very
decided puncture of the boomlet. but the
most thorough one was to come later.
After the various candidates had been
nominated Delegate II. n. Robinson, OF
the Third Ward, arose and offered a series
OF resolutions indorsing the action Of
Colonel Robertson in his contest" with
Green Smith, and delicately putting the
rr11 e. It, g. c.
erno- in 1855" But, alas, this was tabled
so promptly and by go decisive and prac-
tically n unanimous vote that Colonel
RobeTtson's head must have been Whirling
d cork on au angry sea. This must be the
biggest kind of a straw to the friends of
the accident" and martyr candidate
and shows how the wind is likely to blow
IL Northern Indiana.
Another sad thing have noticed is the
following in the Daily Dispatch, the labor
party organ here:
Colonel Robertson evidently does not
take much stock in the underhand deal
ings of the members of the Morton Club.
His speech Saturday night made some of
them VINCE
If this is true it is the basest kind of in
gratitude en- the part of Colonel Robert
SOD. He is a member of this Morton Club,
which is q heightened, aristocratic, silk
stocking affair, to which none but Repub-
icans are admitted. The Colonel
is also one OF the board of
directors, and has rejected the
application Of numbers OF honest working
men to become members. Last winter
when he was at Indianapolis, board
ing ct a heightened and expensive
hotel, the Colonel sent out q rather
threatening call for funds to pay expenses,
declaring that if the doodle" was not
forthcoming he should throw up the sponge
and come home. Under this call this same
sent to the Colonel draft for $500. And
now to make it vince and speak of its
cumberland dealings" is certainly most
unkind and has tendency to hurt the
''boomlet" A DEMOCRAT.